03.17.09

3.17.09

InfoReps,

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Mediated talks continued in Atlanta last week.

APFA presented proposals and discussion ensued on the following articles:

Article 11 ñ Language
Article 20 ñ Medical Appeals/Arbitrations
Article 34 ñ Purser

APFA looks forward to receiving counter-proposals when mediated talks resume in DFW on March 31st. The APFA Negotiating Team will meet internally this week. And during the week of March 24th, the APFA and companyís scheduling subcommittees will meet to review the results of the VTF program and continue discussions on Article 10 ñ Reserve.

20/20 – A Clear Vision

APFA Negotiators coming to all bases.

The APFA Negotiators will be visiting Base Operations around the system on Friday, March 20 and Monday, April 20 to answer your questions, hear your comments and dispel rumors. It is imperative that everyone is unified and has A Clear Vision of where we are with our mediated negotiations and understands our need to MOBILIZEtoMAXIMIZE. Click here for the schedule.

In an effort to reach as many Flight Attendants as possible, members of the APFA Negotiating Team will also visit the Crew Room at the LHR Forum Crew Room on Saturday, March 21 from 1700-2000 and on Sunday, March 22 from 0600-1100. If you are in LHR, please stop by to get the facts about Mediation and where we are in Negotiations.

PHONE TREE

As reported earlier, each InfoRep will be assigned 10-15 Members to contact. The lists are now complete and will be e-mailed to all InfoReps beginning this week. The e-mail will contain your Member List as well as instructions on how to collect and input the data received from your calls. Please let me know if you have any questions once you receive your information. The Phone Tree is probably the most valuable tool we have to communicate with the membership and has been used successfully during past negotiations. We thank everyone for their participation.

DID YOU KNOW?

Appendix I – -International Supplemental Flying Agreement first entered the contract in 1971. At that time, International pay was $895.00/month (10th year; pay scale max) with an incentive of $12.83 per hour in excess of 71 hours. Premium (Purser) pay at that time was $1.43/hour ($1.50 ñ DC10; $2.00 ñB747). It wasnít until 1979, three CBAs later, Article 34 ñ Purser became its own article. Our current CBA provides for Purser pay at $2.08/hour on Domestic narrow-body trips and $3.00/hour on International wide-body trips